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3M5 Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 3M5
Lat/Long: 34-44-50.3250N / 086-27-40.9590W
34-44.838750N / 086-27.682650W
34.7473125 / -86.4613775
(estimated)
Elevation: 650 ft. / 198 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35741

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-2000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
BCN SHIELDED ON SOUTH.
Taxiway lights: TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at MDQ (8 nm NW): 120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW): PHONE 256-772-8074
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N): 135.275 (931-433-5916)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr107/9.0ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr077/24.3DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W
UXMr199/(39.4)TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR109.6503W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REDSTONE075/11.628700WHUA .... ..- .-
CAPSHAW097/15.735001WCWH -.-. .-- ....
KELSO171/23.535801WTNY - -. -.--
SARATOGA340/31.929602WARF .- .-. ..-.
BOILING FORK219/32.326302WBGF -... --. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2180 x 160 ft. / 664 x 49 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear45 ft. tree, 570 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GEORGE MYERS
200 AIRPORT DR
BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone 256-852-9781
Manager: GEORGE MYERS
200 AIRPORT DRIVE
BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone 256-852-9781

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 92
Single engine airplanes: 81
Gliders airplanes: 10
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/day *
63% transient general aviation
37% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 October 1999

Additional Remarks

A81 1 ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm NW)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm W)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)
 
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Area around 3M5 (Moontown Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 3M5 (Moontown Airport)
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Taken in the Summer of 2005

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From to 3M5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1710:17
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset19:3900:39
Evening civil twilight20:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 13:28:19
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 08:28:19
 
METAR
KMDQ 
8nm NW 
121320Z AUTO 34012KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2998 RMK AO2
KHUA 
12nm W 
121255Z 35007KT 7SM SKC 12/07 A3001
KHSV 
17nm W 
121253Z 34007KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01170067 $
TAF
KHSV 
17nm W 
121120Z 121212 30005KT P6SM SKC FM1400 35010G18KT P6SM SKC FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Moontown Airport 256-852-9781
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Rinet Air Service 256-852-9781
678-640-4611
[email]
Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories

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26 in Huntsville
4 in Madison
 

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